Doctor Proctor is a funny and crazy character. He's always thinking of new things and more and more inventions. That sounds like a funny book. However, if I had to rate it, I would say 5 out of 10 because it is only in the middle of the book that it becomes more interesting and not from the first page.

The three main characters have to find the gold bar that has been stolen from the bank of Norway. This adventure taken them to London where they have to do some footballing before they can get their gold back.

My favourite part of the book is when they have this huge party at the end and each get a different award. Nilly gets a life-size wax statue made of himself. Lisa gets the title (from the Queen of England) of the Jack of Spades from New South Wales. And Dr Proctor becomes a knight of the third-rate. In honour of his invention, England is launching its first "fartonaut" into space the following month.

I recommend that you read the first book in the series (Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder) before jumping all the way to the fourth book (The Great Gold Robbery). Another example is the Lemony Snicket series, where the first book is much more interesting that the 12th or 13th.

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